TIME FOR TAKEOFF! Washington, D.C. Summer Orientation 2020
INTRODUCING Your Ambassador: Sarah Scott sarah.scott@pepperdine.edu 412-770-8251
MEET YOUR RESIDENT ADVISORS!
PROGRAM STAFF Your Director: Brian Swarts
PROGRAM STAFF Your Program Manager: Harper Matthews
GROUPME TIME! PLEASE ENTER YOUR GROUPME INFO TO THE PHONE BEING PASSED AROUND!
FYI HARPER WILL EMAIL WITH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT ROOMMATES & ALLERGIES NO NEED TO EMAIL HER JUST YET!!
GET TO KNOW YOUR GROUP Friend Scavenger Hunt!
DC HOUSE
PROGRAM VIDEO
NEIGHBORHOODS EMBASSY ROW DUPONT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CIRCLE CAPITOL HILL NAVY YARD FOGGY BOTTOM H STREET SHAW LOGAN CIRCLE GEORGETOWN SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT CHINA BROOKLAND TOWN ADAMS MORGAN
ALUMNI PANEL Use your 0rientation Worksheet for specific questions
INTERNSHIPS **Reach out to Brian with any internship questions or concerns
FUN THINGS TO DO 4th of July Fireworks - Over 20+ Museums - Bike Rides -Paddle Boating Baseball Games -Memorial Day Parades -Embassy Parties
MAILING TO D.C. 2011 Pennsylvania Ave NW* Washington, D.C. 20006 *Occasionally Written as: 2011 Eye Street NW
LOCAL MEALS Meals are on your own, except for Wednesday Dinners ● Digital disbursement covers weekday lunches & some dinners ● Pro-tip: Cook at home & save this money to travel & for other fun things
DAY TRIPS Get in groups of 3-4 and research a cool place to visit that is within 2hrs of DC. Be ready to share the the location, travel costs, & 3 interesting facts about location
WHERE DO YOU STAND? ● Every culture has norms and values. What are your norms and values? ○ Example: Clothing, Behavior, Language, etc. ● How do your norms/values compare to host culture? To your group? ○ D.C. vs CA (or home)
TRAVEL Places: Boston ● New York ● Philadelphia ● Annapolis ● Transportation: Metro ● Uber/Lyft ● Megabus ● Train ● Rent-A-Car ●
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES Below are example of service opportunities from the past: ● Food Kitchens ● Daycares ● Walkathons
ACADEMICS DO NOT expect DC classes to be EASY! It’s the same amount of class hours as Malibu, but finished in less time. Classes are held Monday - Tiursday* for the D.C. program Typically held 7:00PM-10:50PM** 2.0 GPA requirement (cumulative and semester) before and during program. *Possibility of class on Friday Mornings or Afternoons ** Occasional Class on Wednesday Mornings
BALANCE ACTIVITY SLEEP/HEALTH SOCIAL CLASSES TRAVEL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ● Email ● Cellphone ● Facetime/Skype
WHAT TO BRING Special hygiene products ● Warm weather clothes & nice outfits ● Enough medications for length of program ● Good walking/hiking shoes ● Learning supplies ● Credit/Debit Card ● Check program website for other items ●
WHAT TO BRING tips for packing: You won’t need as much as you think ● you need Pack a few nice, versatile pieces of ● clothing for interning It gets cooler at night - don’t forget a ● few sweaters and a nice jacket! Comfortable shoes! ●
WHAT NOT TO BRING •Linens less •Pillows or blankets is •Expensive jewelry or valuables •Too many shoes more! •Anything you don’t absolutely need
WEATHER Summer 70-90s with LOTS of rain so bring an umbrella!
HEALTH & WELLNESS ● Soulcycle ● Walkathons ● Half Marathons ● City Bikes ● Walk to internship! ● Gym membership (Washington Sports Club)
ACADEMICS & STUDY HABITS ● Where do you study? ● How much did you study? ● What classes are you taking? ● What is different about classes abroad compared to classes in Malibu?
SPIRITUAL LIFE ● Churches in the City (Passion, District Church, National Community Church) ● House Group / Bible Study ● House Church with Visiting Faculty ● SLA Apps!
COMMUNITY & COMMUNICATIONS ● Community in D.C. vs other programs ○ Study groups ○ Captain Cookie Runs ○ Traveling in groups ○ Museums, Lectures, Speeches
CULTURE ● City Culture: Not in Malibu anymore ● East Coast vs West Coast ● What’s it like to be an intern AND a student
FINANCES ● Presumably, you will spend less than if you were in a different country ● Tiink LA prices! ● No foreign currency
EXPLORE WITH A PURPOSE! Develop goals for yourself: Get in groups of 3-4 people and share your initial ideas about goals for 1-2 ● developmental areas What potential mechanisms there are to help you achieve your ○ goals? (5 minutes total for activity)
NOTE TO YOUR FUTURE SELF Using the pen, paper and envelope provided, write yourself a letter that you will open while you are abroad. Consider including the following: Goals: spiritual growth, personal growth, academic growth, etc. A statement: What is your current stage in life? You will be amazed how much can change in a year! Your hopes: You will be reading this letter at this time next year. . . what do you want to get out of your time abroad? Your RAs will hold on to these during your time abroad.
SHARE YOUR STORY @pepperdineip @pepperdine.washingtondc
HOW DID WE DO? -Check your e-mail now and take the IP Orientation Survey and Orientation Quiz -You can leave orientation once you show the orientation student leader your 100% score and the submission page at end of survey on your smartphone or computer
Check out in Caf with completed quiz!
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